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Oct 10, 2023 · However, the Gospel of Thomas rejects this: Jesus said, "If those who lead you say to you, 'See, the kingdom is in the sky,' then the birds of the sky will precede you. If they say to you, 'It’s in the sea,' then the fish will precede you. Rather, the kingdom is inside of you, and it’s outside of you.”.
The Gospel of Thomas (also known as the Coptic Gospel of Thomas) is an extra-canonical [ 1 ] sayings gospel. It was discovered near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in 1945 among a group of books known as the Nag Hammadi library. Scholars speculate the works were buried in response to a letter from Bishop Athanasius declaring a strict canon of Christian ...
Apr 22, 2018 · The Gospel of Thomas, which is not included in the Bible, is a book that doesn't go with the other books of the Bible, particularly the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. It brings with it a different message, and although it may sound like a legitimate piece of Biblical literature, curious minds will find that it really doesn't deserve ...
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Sep 25, 2024 · The Gospel of Thomas is known to have existed in Greek but, like almost the entire vast literature of gnosticism, was long believed to have perished with the exception of a few fragments. In 1945, however, it was rediscovered in a Coptic gnostic library near Najʿ Ḥammādī, Egypt, on the Nile about 125 km (78 miles) northwest of Luxor.
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Jan 4, 2022 · The Gospel of Thomas is a Coptic manuscript discovered in 1945 at Nag Hammadi in Egypt. This manuscript contains 114 sayings attributed to Jesus. Some of these sayings resemble sayings found in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Other sayings were unknown until their discovery or even run counter to what is written in the four Gospels.
Dec 29, 2020 · Difference #1: The Gospel of Thomas is anti-women. The Gospel of Thomas goes as far as to say that in order for Mary to be “worthy of life” Jesus has to essentially make her a male (114). The actual gospel looks far different. Jesus saw value in women, such as the woman at the well (John 4:1-42), Mary Magdalene (Mark 15:40), and the women ...
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The Gospel of Thomas. These are the secret sayings that the living Jesus spoke and Didymus Judas Thomas wrote down. 1. And Jesus said, “Whoever finds out what these sayings mean will not taste death.”. 2. Jesus said, “Let the seeker keep seeking until he finds. When he finds, he will be disturbed.
